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Cooking Products Service Manual
Original July, 1996 4321891
© 1996 Whirlpool Corporation
REMOVING A SPARK IGNITOR SWITCH & GAS VALVE
WARNING
CAUTION: When you work on the gas range, be
careful when handling the sheet metal parts. Sharp
edges may be present, and you can cut yourself if
you are not careful.
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect from electrical supply before servic-
ing unit.
Failure to do so could result in death or electri-
cal shock.
1. Turn off the gas to the range and disconnect
the power cord from the wall outlet.
2. Remove the grates from the maintop.
3. Lift the maintop and prop it up (use the proce-
dure on page 3-2 or page 3-4).
4. Pull the knobs off the gas valves.
5. Open the oven door and remove the three
screws from the bottom of the manifold panel,
and remove the panel.
MANIFOLD PANEL
KNOB
SCREWS
6. Remove the burner from the defective ignitor
switch/gas valve.
7. Pull the spark ignitor switch off the front of the
defective gas valve.
8. To remove a defective spark ignitor switch,
press a small screwdriver blade into the wire
slots, and pull the wires out of the connector,
then insert the wires into the new switch.
PRESS SCREWDRIVER
BLADE INTO SLOTS
TO RELEASE WIRES
SPARK IGNITOR SWITCH
PULL WIRE TO
RELEASE
9. To remove a defective gas valve, remove the
screw and rubber washer, and remove the
valve from the manifold.
1/4" HEX
WASHER-HEAD
SCREW W/
RUBBER WASHER
GAS VALVE
(1 of 4)
VALVE STEM
VENTURI
SPARK
IGNITOR SWITCH
(1 of 4)
GAS MANIFOLD
SCREW HEAD
RUBBER WASHER
10. Mount the new gas valve to the manifold.
11. Mount the spark ignitor switch to the gas
valve.
12. Reassemble the range.